THE MEANING OF COMMON FORBEARANCE Master Jun Hong Lu: Amongst the 84,000 dharma methods, there is a method called “Patience under Humiliation” which comes in five levels of cultivation – from basic to profound. The first one is, Common Forbearance. What does it mean?. It means that when you become the target of insults or […]
TESTIMONY SHARING: EYE BAGS DISAPPEAR AFTER SHARING TEACHINGS ON THE PRECEPT AGAINST SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND PRAY TO ELIMINATE THE KARMIC OBSTACLES RELATED TO THIS BEHAVIOUR Caller: I would like to share my testimony. Not long ago, I performed the Giving of Dharma on refraining from sexual misconduct. I prayed to Guan Yin Bodhisattva to help […]
BE COMPASSIONATE, DO NOT CREATE THE KARMA OF KILLING Master Jun Hong Lu: In essence, when we release captive lives, we are putting out our karmic seeds of killing. We should all remember, the law of cause and effect is unceasing. Our tendency to kill animals in this life stems from the karma of killing […]
FOLLOWING UP WITH BUDDHIST PRACTITIONERS BY SHARING THE BUDDHA’S TEACHINGS WITH THEM IS ALSO AN ACT OF ‘HELPING OTHERS TO AWAKEN SPIRITUALLY’ Caller: When we talk about helping others to awaken spiritually, it usually means to introduce Buddhism and Guan Yin Citta to new Buddhist friends and teach them how to recite Buddhist scriptures. However, […]
THE SIN OF KILLING IS INCREDIBLY SEVERE Great Strength Bodhisattva: “Sentient beings who are stuck in the cycle of rebirth due to their ignorance are pitiable. When I observe how sentient beings in the human realm consume fish, prawn, chicken, pork, it is just like witnessing humans eating humans. Just like humans are made of […]
OBSTRUCTIONS ARE STEPPING STONES AND PATHS TO BUDDHAHOOD Master Jun Hong Lu: It’s crucial to recognise that life is fraught with tribulations, difficulties, and bitterness. Simply being a human being in this world is never a walk in the park, not to mention the trials of one’s fate. I have oftentimes talked about the complexity […]
WHAT SHOULD WE DO WHEN THE MIND OVER THINKS IN TROUBLED TIMES Caller: Master, in the face of illness or when encountering challenging situations, you and other revered monks seem to be able to keep your mind still. Others, on the other hand, view it as, you have shouldered too much karmic burden of sentient […]
‘COPE WITH ALL MOTIONS BY REMAINING MOTIONLESS’ WHEN KARMIC CONDITIONS ARE NOT IN YOUR FAVOUR, OR WHEN YOU ARE FACED WITH THE ‘3, 6, 9 PREDESTINED CALAMITIES’ OR OTHER KARMIC ADVERSITIES Caller: Master, I’ve been seeking guidance from Bodhisattva for career direction. Soon after, I had a dream and in the dream, the image of […]
THE RIGHT MINDSET WHEN PERFORMING MERITORIOUS DEEDS TO RESOLVE CALAMITIES Caller: Master, there’s a question that some Buddhist friends are struggling with. Please enlighten us. You once shared a story about a revered monk forewarning two brothers of an impending calamity that would occur in four years. The only remedy suggested was to do more […]
DILIGENCE IS KEY TO ELIMINATING KARMIC OBSTACLES; KARMIC PASS IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO THOSE WHOSE AGES END WITH ‘3, 6, 9’ Master Jun Hong Lu: Keep in mind that a person who is diligent in his practice is able to eliminate many karmic passes and repay karmic debts. As a simple example, there is a […]
FEAR NOT ABOUT KARMIC PASS; THE KEY LIES IN TRANSFORMING ONESELF Question: Some new Buddhist practitioners fret over metaphysics concepts such as foreign spirits, the predestined karmic pass at the age ending 3, 6 or 9, zodiac year of birth and karmic grievances. In fear of imminent calamities befalling them, every now and then, they […]
WHEN ENTANGLED IN A MESS DURING THE ‘3, 6, 9 PREDESTINED CALAMITIES’ PERIOD, HOW SHOULD WE FINE-TUNE OUR DAILY RECITATION? Question: Some Buddhist practitioners notice that during their zodiac year of birth (Ben Ming Nian in Chinese) or the ‘3, 6, 9 predestined calamities’ period, for some reason, they will find themselves stuck in a […]
WHEN CHALLENGED BY AN IMPENDING KARMIC PASS, ONE SHOULD STEP UP ON RECITATION AND SLEEP LESS Caller: Hi Master, please give us your blessings as we are embarking on a project and we hope our effort will pay off. Master Jun Hong Lu: Every one of you must remember, when you do all that is […]
IN THE FACE OF AN IMMINENT SIGNIFICANT KARMIC CALAMITY, SHOULD WE FOCUS ON REPAYING OUR KARMIC DEBTS THROUGH RECITING LITTLE HOUSES OR ACCRUING MORE MERITS FROM DHARMA PROPAGATION? Question: A Buddhist friend is facing a major karmic calamity and his life is at stake. Master has advised him about the number of Little Houses required […]
TO RESOLVE THE ‘3, 6, 9 PREDESTINED CALAMITIES’, ONE SHOULD GO ALL OUT TO PERFORM MERITORIOUS DEEDS APART FROM RECITING LITTLE HOUSES Caller: In terms of nominal age, I will be 40 in the upcoming 2015 New Year. Tomorrow is my birthday and it is my hope that I can complete the recitation of 39 […]
THE NUMBER OF SOFT-SHELLED TURTLES RELEASED FOR THE PURPOSE OF ERADICATING POTENTIAL KARMIC CALAMITIES SHOULD INCREASE ACCORDING TO ONE’S AGE Caller: Typically, during the year of the ‘3, 6, 9 predestined calamities’, we are advised to offer a certain number of Little Houses that corresponds with our age before and after our birthday as a […]
PRAYER REQUEST TO RESOLVE POTENTIAL KARMIC CALAMITIES STEMMING FROM THE ‘3, 6, 9’ OR THE YEAR OF THE ZODIAC The following prayer needs to be stated before reciting the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance and the Medicine Buddha Dharani: “May the Greatly Merciful and the Greatly Compassionate Guan Yin Bodhisattva and Medicine Buddha bless, protect, empower […]
ONE SHOULD STEP UP ON THE RECITATION OF THE EIGHTY-EIGHT BUDDHAS GREAT REPENTANCE WHEN ENCOUNTERING THE ‘3, 6, 9 PREDESTINED CALAMITIES’ Caller: Hi Master, when the ‘3, 6, 9 predestined calamities’ are upon us, would it be better for us to increase or reduce on the recitation of the Eighty-Eight Buddhas Great Repentance? Master Jun […]
CAN THE VOW TO RECITE 10,000 TIMES OF THE MANTRA TO UNTIE KARMIC KNOTS IN THE FACE OF THE ‘3, 6, 9 PREDESTINED CALAMITIES’ BE APPLIED UNIVERSALLY? Caller: In a recent radio program, Master has recommended a Buddhist practitioner to make the vow to recite 10,000 times of the Mantra to Untie Karmic Knots to […]
HOW SHOULD WE PLAN THE OFFERING OF LITTLE HOUSES TO ADDRESS THE ‘3, 6, 9 PREDESTINED CALAMITIES’? Caller: During those ages 39, 66 and 69, when we are confronting the ‘3, 6, 9 predestined calamities’, am I right to say that we should double up our recitation of Little Houses? If someone is 69 years […]
WHEN FACING THE ‘3, 6, 9 PREDESTINED CALAMITIES’, IT IS MORE EFFECTIVE IF A VOW IS MADE TO RECITE 10,000 TIMES OF THE XIAO ZAI JI XIANG SHEN ZHOU Caller: Master, you previously advised that when the ‘3, 6, 9 predestined calamities’ are approaching, we may begin reciting three batches of the Xiao Zai Ji […]
POSSIBLE DIVINE PREMONITIONS THAT BODHISATTVA CAN OFFER IN ADVANCE OF A KARMIC PASS Caller: Given that Buddhist practitioners are blessed and protected by Bodhisattvas, would Bodhisattvas offer some divine premonition before misfortune, disaster or stumbling block strike in order to raise our alarm? If there is, what are the different types of divine premonition? Master […]
FREQUENT AGITATION SIGNALS AN IMPENDING KARMIC CALAMITY Caller: Master, in a recent radio program, you mentioned that intense agitation foretells an oncoming predestined calamity (过劫) and hence, it is crucial to remain composed in order to avert any potential trouble. Master, can you help us understand this concept? Master Jun Hong Lu: When someone feels […]
RESOLVING PREDETERMINED CALAMITIES YEARS AHEAD Caller: Master mentioned that we can resolve our predetermined calamities at ages ending with ‘3, 6, 9’ one year in advance through performing recitations. What about doing it three years ahead? For instance, can one resolve his predetermined calamities that are due to befall him at the age of 39 […]
THE GRAVITY OF THE ‘3, 6, 9 PREDESTINED CALAMITIES’ CAN VARY Caller: Master, you’ve mentioned before that each person essentially experiences predestined calamities at ages ending with 3, 6, or 9. In this regard, I’d like to ask whether there is any difference, in terms of severity, between these predestined calamities? Master Jun Hong Lu: […]
PREDESTINED CALAMITIES AT AGES ENDING WITH 3, 6 OR 9 APPLY UNIVERSALLY Caller: Are karmic passes and tribulations occurring at ages ending with 3, 6 or 9 predetermined in our past lives? Does the gravity of these ordeals have anything to do with the evil deeds committed in our past lives? Master Jun Hong Lu: […]
Be tolerant of others as how you would tolerate yourself and you are able to accommodate the world. Be entangled by the three poisons and your morality is tainted. Reform at once and your Buddha-nature is revealed. Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Daily Words of Wisdom, 8 July 2021
Karma makes no mistakes, be penitent always and reflect on your past mistakes. Be obsessed with your past mistakes and you will invite disaster. Thus, be awakened, see your true nature and you will comprehend the law of karma. Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Words of Wisdom, 1 February 2022
Through compassion, thoughts are transformed, through the mind, the karmic force of sentient beings is manifested. With untainted and right thoughts and the dedication to performing kind deeds, suffering and distress are averted. Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Daily Words of Wisdom, 3 November 2021
Just like how light dispels darkness, in the presence of right mindfulness, demonic hindrances are dispelled. Armed with an unwavering resolve and extensive giving of fearlessness, as one forges ahead with conviction, the shore of enlightenment awaits. Source: Master Jun Hong Lu’s Daily Words of Wisdom, 16 October 2021
